The Les Edwards Snooker Challenge Thread

[mythman69]

First yellow I should have screwed back properly to be on the green, but I hit it wrong and stunned it, should have played top across the table twice to save it? instead I tried a drag shot which I hit too hard, then I missed the brown. Second time round I tried to screw the white across the face of the brown, hit it too hard, that fecjed everything up.

If I was you, I would practice yellow to green until you can get the cue ball in the right spot to play green to brown. Then practice green to brown.

Then try yellow, green and brown. Get that down and you are half way there. then practice blue, pink and black.

Then try to clear the colours in one go.

[jonny66]

sounds like a good plan, thanks

[lesedwards]

If I was you, I would practice yellow to green until you can get the cue ball in the right spot to play green to brown. Then practice green to brown.

Then try yellow, green and brown. Get that down and you are half way there. then practice blue, pink and black.

Then try to clear the colours in one go.

I will second that. Johnny you like I did a month ago. I put a video of me trying to clear the colours for a half hour and it was just ugly. I was told the same thing. Forget about the coloured balls and start with 6 reds lined up on the cushion then take one at a time and place on yellow spot and pot all six reds with perfect position on green if you miss or don't get position then start over. Try screwing straight back and try some with angle and stun out for green then do the same with Green to Brown and Brown to Blue. If you just keep doing what your doing you will just frustrate yourself. The main objective is to not let the cue ball get to far from your work. I am no coach I just understand what you are going through. You guys can correct me if I am wrong.

[jonny66]

Cheers Les, it did get quite frustrating right enough, any tips for making the line-up less annoying?

[mythman69]

Cheers Les, it did get quite frustrating right enough, any tips for making the line-up less annoying?

Watching you try to clear the colours, I would guess that you have similar problems with the line up and that is why you find it annoying.

So do the same thing, break it up into easier bits. Maybe try just a red either side of the blue and see if you can clear that. When you can do this try 2 reds either side of the blue. Do the same around the pink spot. Start with a red on each side. When you can do this then try 2 reds on either side. Then the black.

Another alternative is to just put say 5 or 6 reds in a line between pink and blue and see if you can master that. If you can then make it harder.

Keep at it

[markz]

Cheers Les, it did get quite frustrating right enough, any tips for making the line-up less annoying?

Easy to get frustrated with routines where you need to play for position if your not used to playing the correct pace or spin. Try to build your game up using routines for helping your basics. Check this site I found, it's the WPBSA coaching certificate routines for youth players, this is a far better structured program for someone learning the game than just trying the odd exercise from here.

http://www.snooker-sportclub.com

[itsnoteasy]

You can't do anything untill you can cue correctly, if you are trying to screw but stun instead , you have technique issues, doesn't matter how much you practice where you want the White, if you don't hit the cue ball where you want, it won't consistently go where you want it to.

[alabadi]

where's the best place to put the white for the first yellow?

i find its best to be straight on the green, or as close as. this way you can screw back a couple of inches to play a stun on the brown

[Lievro]

Yesterday I managed to clear the colours for the first time. It's also the highest break on my new table (27 )

[lesedwards]

Yesterday I managed to clear the colours for the first time. It's also the highest break on my new table (27 )

That's great, always a good feeling when you complete a challenge. Now see if you can do it again and again.

[Master Blaster]

At my club. And it's BOB cocoon potting the balls for me today, my 3rd person alter ego me. Or is that non ego me? The divine snooker path Vmax, Ramon, Alibadi, Les, etc.

[Terry Davidson]

For players who are trying to master clearing the colours and the line-up I totally agree with the concept of replacing a shot you miss either for the pot or position and keep trying that one shot until you master it.

This is called 'positive re-inforcement' and will give the player the confidence he needs when he comes across similar shots.

[Master Blaster]

For players who are trying to master clearing the colours and the line-up I totally agree with the concept of replacing a shot you miss either for the pot or position and keep trying that one shot until you master it.

This is called 'positive re-inforcement' and will give the player the confidence he needs when he comes across similar shots.

I disagree Terry, fail one ball and start again. This is called developing mental strength and the hard nose edge that made Hendry formidable. Failure is not an option, do it right. No safety net.

[alabadi]

i'm with Terry. util you know how to play a particular shot there is no point in just keep setting up the whole routine if you fail, because you will continue to fail and you won't know why, or how to correct it.

i would play each shot individually until i can play them well, then you can progress to 2 then 3 and so on. once you can pot all the balls then its time to get consistent, and do the exercise as a whole. in this case yes i agree if you miss you reset the whole exercise up again because the purpose is to clear all the colours. and you have practiced enough to know how to pot each ball individually

[golferson123]

It's called a mulligan and it works, the instant you miss it you play it again it reinforces success and not failure